As I said there is nothing wrong with failing. Pick yourself up and try it again. You never are going to know how good you really are until you go out and face failure.
From Henry Kravis
The trouble, in my opinion, with corporate America today, is that everything is thought of in quarters.
I've been in a hurry all my life. I've been in a hurry to succeed, and in a hurry to prove myself.
If you have something at risk, you think differently.
But once you buy a company, you are married. You are married to that company.
It's not just buying the company. Sure, we picked the right companies, and we picked the right management and, most importantly, we've given them the right incentive to perform.
I always like to refer managers in corporate America as the renters of the corporate assets, not the owners.
So I picked a field where I had a little exposure. Where I thought I could have an enormous challenge, and have a chance to really do some good, to be a pioneer in an area, and not just be like everyone else.
I have, in my partner George Roberts, a person who is the most wonderful man in the world to me. He's like a brother to me. Creating with him, being side by side with him, in whatever we try to do, is a real pleasure to me.
I want people who will stand up to me. People who are not afraid to say exactly what's on their minds, even though that's probably not what I want to hear. That's what I want.
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